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Tr1e auurua1 and Gur1rier.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CrrY, 15 GENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $500 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
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"A Birthday Party.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bouton, of 192 Division street, gave their daughter very pleasant party last night, it being the occa- sion of her eighteenth birthday. There were many present and the occasion was made g most enjoyable and memorable one. Miss Routon received many pretty presents.
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9alisceII eIIat1Rnt1s.
DIR. JOHN l.. LYON , NO. 49 CHURCH STREET,
 The vel known and reliable Botanic and Eclectic Physician
 RooM II, HoADLEY BUILDING Side Entrance I23 Crown Street,
 (0Pposite the Postomce,) Office arranged that patients see no cue bu the doctor.
Who has practced medicine in this city since 1sss
can be consulted at his office. lIVOn.S SIlnHaCo in ina f,-nn kr,,o.,t nA

can be consulted at his office
 UT. Lyons success in the treatment of all dis eases has been marvellous and his fame has spread throughout the length and breadth of the United states. Being opposed to all mineral and poisonous drugs he has selected choice and potent remediaIs from the vegetable kingdom only, and with val uabie roots. barks and herbs is prepared to CURE the most stubborn and intractive disease Con sumption, that bane of our eastern climate, which causes so many to succumb to its ruthless poweri CURED by Dr. Lyon, many testimonials from un1mpeachable witnesses attest. Dyspepsia the national scourge, which dooms thousands to tor ture and misery, is routed and annihilated by rem edy discovered by the doctor. In no case yet has thls inestimable specific failed of banishine that palnfui disease. All diseases of the Lungs Liver and Kidneys, ss well Skin Diseases, and all I'm. purlties of the Blood of whatever name and na- ture. are radically and permanently cured in a surprisingly short time by the doctors i'm rnved method of treatment
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Nothing Ever Bid or Ever Can give such entire satisfaction as Pearls White Gly eradicates all spots, freckles, moth patches black worms, pimples and many other faults of the com- plexion. f8 eod3t
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General State News.

WENT YESTERDAY.
 Mayor Bulkeley and wife and Judson H. Root and wife, of Hartford, did not go to Montreal Saturday on account of the acci- dent. They went yesterday.
 CHEW GUM.
 Many Hartford girls insist on chewing gum while skating. They learned the habit from the polo players, who are obliged to use gum in order to keep the mouth moist.
 WEDDING.
 The wedding of James H. Gum, book keeper for Ballerstein & Go. of Hartford ,and Miss Catharine E. Flynn, of East Hartford, will take place at St. Mary's church, East Hartford, Wednesday at 9:SO 8. m:
 HARTFoRD's DRIVING ASSOCIATION. Officers of the Charter Oak Driving associ- ation, Hartford, were chosen Saturday as follows: Morgan G. Bulkeley, president; Plimpton, vice presidents; Leander Hall, treasurer; T. o. King, secretary; executive committee, George Best, John R. Hills, Hen rv Kennedy, Leander Hall and T. o. King. It was voted to give spring meeting June 15, 16 and IT; classes to be decided later. It was also voted to give $10,00O guaranteed stake for August.
 sNowBALLs.
 At Mystic last Wednesday the river was covered WlCQ SuOWO 1OTMcO OJ bAo dCIAOu of the wind. A similar phenomenon was witnessed here on the Connecticut two or three years ago.
 FOR DANBURY.
 The postmaster at Danbury has applied for the free delivery service at that place, and the postmaster general has ordered an inspector to 90 to Danbury to investigate the matter.
 THE INSURANCE LOSSES BY MDDLEToWN's BIG
 FIRE.
 The loss by the burning ot the Stiles & Parker Press company, Middletown, Friday night, was from $75,000 to $100,000. The insurance on the entire property is $7O,0O0, divided among nineteen companies, as fol
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99aIedica1.
DIR. J. ". CUMMINGS,

Electro-therapeutie physician of sixteen years experience, has found electricity to embody all the clements necessary for the treatment and cure of acute, nervous and chronic diseases, also stomach and liver complaints, ~Brights' disease, spinal troubles inf1ammatory and sciatic rheumatism
 uterine disease etc. Electricity is far reaching in it's power to heal and to stimulate the blood into action Give electricity the trial to cure you that you do medicine, and watch the result It will also cure any skin disease Give it a trial and judge
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A Native of Hamden.

The late John s. Ives who died in Brook
 lyn, N. Y., of apoplexy Sunday morning,
 was for many years a prominent and active
 business man of Hartford. He was an in-
 duential man in business and society in
 Hartford in the years just before the war and
 was 6 genial, generous-he0kted cheerful man
 who had host of friends. He had stroke
 of apoplexy few years ago and died but
 little past 50. He was native of the town
 of Hamden and commenced his Hartford life
 when boy in the Bee Hive dry goods store,
 where ina few years he became 8 partner. After the great fire which destroyed the tfBee Hive" building at the corner of Temple street the firm was dissolved. Mr. Ives started in business for himself and was un- successful in different ventures, the last in Hartford being in the house furnishing and paper hanging business on Asylum street.
 Later he accepted a position as salesman in the large carpet house Of w. J. Sloane & O. in New York city. Mir. Ives was twice married, his first wife being Miss Fanny Washburn, daughter of the late MT. Erastus Washburn of Farmington. His only child by this marriage is now the wife of William UIrich, jr., of Hockanum, East Hartford. His second wife was Miss Chapin, daughter of the late Nr. E. o. Chapin, formerly of Hartford, but later of New York city; his wife and two sons and daughter by this marriage survive him, the oldest son being almost twenty years old.
 Mr. Ives served in the war as quartermas- ter in the Twenty-ffth c. ", Col. George P. Bissell. He served also in the Hartford City
 Guard and was @ member of the Veteran
 will be at Spring Grove cemetery in Hart
 ford
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The ease of John Carmody of Hamilton street was continued in the City court yes terday. He was charged with selling liquor without license during January. The judge gave him 8 day in which to settle his case by paying the prosecuting attorney $15 and costs.
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Highly Esteemed.

STAMFORD, Feb. 7.-The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Stago, of this place, takes place this afternoon at 230 o'clock from the Congrega- tional church. Deceased leaves six children and five grandchildren to mourn her death. She had been sick about three weeks with type of pneumonia, but had sufficiently re- covered to be considered out of danger. On Saturday she seemed unusually bright and ate her dinner with good appetite. Soon afterward she complained of . feeling of faintness and lay down on lounge, where she expired in few moments like one fall ing asleep. Deceased was seventy-four years of age. Her maiden name was Helen Birds eye Curtis and she was one of the nine chil- dren of Deacon Agur Curtis, who formerly lived on Clapboard Hill. Seven of these children are still living. She was great granddaughter of the Rev. Nathan Birdsey She early united with the Congregational church and for nearly sixty years had been an active and greatly esteemed worker in that church
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DR. J. |. LYON,
 NEW HAVEN CONN
A 6 A R ID

A c A R D.
 To all who suffering from the errors and in- discretions of youth, nervous weakness, early de- cay, loss of manhood, &c., will send recipe that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by missionary in South America Send self-addressed envelope to the REV JOSEPH T. LYMAN, Station D, New York City. se2Ieodaw1y-
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ROYAL MASONIC RITE.

Proclamation for the Sovereign Sanc-
 tuary.
 Oriental Rose Croix Chapter No. 522, Royal Masonic Rite, meets on Thursday evening. There will be an initiation followed by the usual banquet. Action will be taken regard ing the visit from Delta Rose Croi1 Chapter No. 51S, of Albany.
 The following proclamation has been issued from the Sovereign sanctuary of the United States:
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Tuesday, February g, 1887.
WORK FOR THE LAWMAKERS.

What Will Re Done In The Legfsia- tive Halls The Coming Week Many Important Committee Hear ings-The Grade Crossing Bills And Incorporation IOf Congregat10n0l Churches The State Militia Ana Their RefitInna
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OBJECTED TO BY CHURCH.
HOToHKIN FAMILY CONCERT.

Very Enjoyable A Rafr at the Church
 of the Messiah.
 A very interesting, original and pleasing entertainment was given in the parlors of the Church of the Messiah last evening by the Hotchkin Family Concert company and bell ringers. The programme was rendered in very pleasing manner. Quite 8 large audience was present. Following is the programme that was rendered:
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Court Notes.

Judge Robertson has appointed Edward B. Graves and Jason P. Thompssp com missioners on the insolvent estate of John Vischer.
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New Haven & NOrthamp1

Parior cars on trains leaving New Haven at II :04 am, and 400 D. Returning at 9:20 am. and 4:05 p-m-
 EDWARD A. RAY, G. T. A. S B. OPDYKE, JR., Supt. New Haven and Derby Railroad. Train Arrangement commencing June IA, 1886.
 LEAVE NEW HAVEN At 7:00 and 952 a. m.. 1:so. s:2o, 545 705 D. rn. Saturdays at 11:00 D. m.
 LEAVE ANSONIA At635 9:o5 and 11:40 100. 3:20 and 645 D. Connections made at Ansenia with passenger trains of the Naugatuck railroad and at New Haven with the principal trains of other roads centerine there. E. s. OUTWARD Supt New Haven June A. 1SS6
 N8ugatuck Railroad. COMMENCING DEC. 2oth, 1886, trains leave New Haven via H. & D. R. R., connecting with this road st 7:0o @. m.-Connecting at Ansonia with passenge
 train for Waterbury. Ltchfleld and Win.
 sted. 9:52 @. m.-Through car for Waterbury, watertowp
 Litchfeld, Winsted. 3:15 D. m.-Connecting at Ansonia with passenger
 train for Waterbury and Watertown. b:45 D. m.-Through car for Waterbury, Watertown.
 LitchfeId, Winsted. 7:05 D. m.-Connecting at Ansonia for Waterbury. FOR NEW HAE EN-Trains leave Winsted: 7:13 e. m 1:20 p. m., with through car aud at 4:38 D. ID TRAINS LEAVE WATERBgRY-At 5:3O a. m. s:e6 a. m., through car, 10:50 @. m. 2:42 p. n.
 GEORGE W. BEACH supt Bridgeport Dec f9 iRS6
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DR. J. W. CUMMINGS.

WOODS BLOCK. ~onace hours from am. to'5'p. m a21
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Misses Anna, Julia, Hattie and May. Xylophone solo-"Concert Polka. ........... .Holens
 Miss Anna. Violin solo-"Poet's Harp".... ..... .Mendelssohn
 Miss Hattie. Bell solo-"Joyous Wing Galop''. Ripley
 Miss Anna.
 Miss May Swiss bells Blue Bells Of Scotland" Misses Anna, Julia, Hattie and May. Instrumental olio-l bells, @ zither, (3 xylophone
 Miss Anna. Instrumental medley-"Emwood Cottage" overture. ----..--....--...-...--W Wiley
 Family. Swiss bells-'-Air Varied" d"..-..............Wi Wiley Misses Anna, Julia, Hattie and May. String Quartette-Ss-enade, Pleasant Dreams" Misses Anna May. Julia and Hattie Vocal solo,. .-.-....-.. Selected
 Miss May. Sel0cllOn Bell duet. Selected
 Misses Anna and Julia.
 
 Misses Anna, Julia and Hattie Whistlina aolo-'Thine OWn''. Lange
 Miss Anna. Swiss lls-''Home, Sweet Home''. Misses Anna Julia Hattie and May.
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Court Of Common Pleas-JudKe stud
 ley.

Arguments were made yesterday before Judge Studley in the cases of AL Hance vs. the town of Gailford, suit brought to re- cover $400 for injuries received by falling off bicycle while riding over an improperly guarded bridge; and of Mcdonald vs Attor- ney Ward, a suit over g disputed carpenters bill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
BLUE GRASS BLOOD.
The Commonwealth Attorney nt Lex ingt0l
Ky Knocked Down mud Badly Iientsn.

The Commonwealth AttOrnsS nt Lexington
Ky Knocked Down mud Bndiy Henten.
LEXINGTON, KY, May 2i.-One OF tht
biggest aensationu Lexington ever had /!
now on. This afternoon at half.psst thret
Charles ]. Bronstou, Commonwealth At
torney and candidate for Congress against
Colonel W. G. P. Breckenridge, went into
the drug store OF James @. Bryant and
asked him il he would repeat certain Sian.
derous remarks he had made about him
(BronHton). Hot words followed, when
Bronston called Bryant a dirty -
-" when fight begun by Bronston be-
ing knocked down. Bryant jumped upon
him and badly battered his face, com,
pletely closing both eyes. Bryant had q
policeman called, who arrested Bronston
taking him to the slation.house, where ii
WAS found he had received one very ugly
wound several inches long over the leii
eye. On Bronston the policeman found a
3Scaliber Smith x Wesson revolver, and
the charge Of carrying concealed weapons
was placed against him. Bryant and
Scare, one Of his clerks, were afterwards
arrested for fighting.
Circuit Court bcing in session and sew
eral important murder trials on, the afiray
will probably cause a great deal OF delay OF
inconvenience. Late tonight Mr.. Bron.
son has high fever, and the attending
physicians think the wound much more
serious than at first supposed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
Bfr OFF HIS WIFE's EAR,
Cowardly Crime Of n Drunken Brute, Who
Captured by IL Netvy Policeman.

Cowardly Crime of n Drunken Brute, Who IL
Captured by IL Netvy Policeman.
NEw YORK, May 24.-John Murphy, Jr.,
and his pretty young wife Ida. have been
occupying apartments for the las. few
months at 2S7 Reid avenue, Brooklyn.
Murphy lett the house early yesterday
morning, and when he returned at
o'clock in the afternoon he was much the
worse for liquor. He began quarreling
but his vile paid no attention TO his talk
While Mrs. Murphy was bending over the
stove preparing meal he sprang upon
ner suddenly, and seized her about the
waist. Selling her right ear between his
teeth he bit it OF and dropped it on the
floor.
Ono flight up from The Murphy's lives
Policeman James King. Hurriedly dress.
ing himself he entered the apartment oil
tho Murphys and took in tho state oil
affairs at once. Picking up the dismem.
bered ear he placed it in position on the
woman's head and fastened it with band.
ages as best he could. Mrs. Murphy was
removed to St. Mary's Hospital, where she
now lies. Tnen King began to look Tor
Murphy. at the head OF tho stairway
stood the brute, brandishing large
butcher knife and threatening to kill the
first one that came near him. The men
cliuched aud then enaued q struggle.
King finally managed to get his man to
the police station unaided. This morning
he was asraigHed before Justice Kenns on
charge OF mayhem. lie denied the
charge, and was committed without bail
for trinl.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
ROSSER RELENTS,
II RATHER lie BACKS DOWN
From His lI,faiulin Philippe on General
Sheridan. But at the Same Time He ;
Sticks TO Ills Obnoxious Comments on
tho Commander Of tho U. 8. Army,
Special Di.pateh to he Inielltsno1.

eptctot Uspdfeh 10 nH lnttllfoelcr. 5fE
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 24.-Gener.
al Thomas L. Rosser, late OF the Conled.
crate army, now resident Of the Univer.
slty OF Virginia, Is In the city, and In an
interview with him relative to his recent
letter In regard to General sheridan's trip
through the Shenandoah Valley, he said: !:
1.-THE newspapers Of tho country have
groasly miarepreHsnted and slandered me
in attributing motives and passions which
they claim were the inspiration OF my let.
tor concerning General Sheridan's con-
tsmplated parade up the Shenandoah
Valley. In tho arst place, I have no po.
litical aspirations, and there Is no man
North or South who is in more perfect
harmony with, or better satisfed with the
adjustment Of the political differences be-
tween the North and South than am,
would not, il could, re.enalave the ne.
grces, or would l II could. withdraw
again the eleven secesding States from
tho Union and set up, even II l knew 1t
could STAND the Confederate States gov.
ernment rs contemplated by the Southern
politicians in 1861.
"The new order Of things Is far better
than tho old, and believe that all good
Southern people now see 1t rightly and
are satisfied. The war developed some
bad characters, North and South, and as
l tried 10 conduct the war upon principles
of humanity, utterly despise those who
were cruel and brutal. The circumstances
which surrounded Sheridan did not make
1t necessary for him TO resort to the OK.
treme and inhuman measures which he
prsciced in his Wholesale destruction OF
property in the valley. Grants order,
behind which he 80 readily ralliee, al.
though cruel and severe. fell far short OF
the extremes to which Sheridan carried
1t, and dare say that Grant Issued his
ordera by direction OF the Secretary OF
War and tempered them as far as he
could by mercy. But, alasl Sheridan
went tn work without regret or compuuc.
ton. In saying this OF General Sheridan,
I wish to cast no reflection upon the brave
loysl men Of his command who We're con.
PEELED to obey his inhumsn and barbRr.
Qua orders. Many Of these l have met
since the war, and ain proud to say that
all with whom l have conveyssd on the
subject have the nAme rspuynaucs and
contempt for such warfare as | have ex-
pretaed, and in rebuking General Sheri-
dan | do no more than l should DO to.
wards all Southern soldiers who were un-
kind 10 prisoners or who were cowardly
enough 10 insult or maltreat women and
children or old and feeble men,"
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THIS Is THEIR SEASON.
amateur NATURAL Historians Getting
Th.tr NVnrt,

Amateur Natural Historians Getting In
Their Work.
Bill Brand, the night keeper Of the city
lookup, has recently caught two tine Jack
salmon in the creek, and placed them in
the basin OF the Paxton fountain, on the
Public Building Square. They have flour.
lshed there, or at least the larger one has.
Nobody has seen the smaller fish since he
was put IN the basin several weeks ago,
a lew years ago John Howell, engineer al
the Capitol, put bass in the basin in the
spring, and 1t lived there until il was
killed the following winter in cleaning
the ice out OF the basin. The large eal.
mon now there 10 20 dandy" according
to MIR. Howells story. he Gays the BOYS
have trained the fish to jump over stick
held few inches above the water. Yes.
terdsy, 1t made too strong a Jump, aud
landed oil tho pavement. Tho boys wsro
afraid to PICK it up, aud Major Mitchell,
who saw it laundering on the pavement
from his office window, went out and mt
II back into the basin. Last night it was
lively as ever. MIR. Howell oilers to back
It to beat any salmon in the country on
the jump.
Some young men working on tho hill
back OF the Reymsnn brewery yesterday
Bay they saw a cat chasing q rabbit. They
caught the rabbit, which Was heavy With
youpg, and could not run. 1t was Of uE.
usual appearance, its eatg measuring
eleven inchrs from tip to tip aeross the
head. II is thought TO be a Jack rabbi,
escaped from the Park. 1t wss locked up
in corn crib. The same boys killed d
four.foot black snake last evening,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25
DlRmoud Dust,


1t Waa good game.
Steubenyille does it sgain. Good for
our neighbors,
Wright is a right good man. Keep the
same field to-day.
Kalamazoo got worated yesterday. Well,
such things happen.
Dunn will likely pitch to-day, and il the
field don't get ratified 1t will be q good
game.
| Don't lot your nerve 20 down, BOYS.
You are still playing ball, and that ia ali
that can be asked OF you.
We always knew that there was enough
Ohio grit in the Wheeling club to rive il
a cutting edge.-Bellaire Tribune.
Wheeling played in hard luck yester.
dsy. This sometimes happens, although
the Croakers will say thu. 1t was bad bail
playing.
The Ohio League for the pennsnt will
stand in the order named: Kalamazoo,
Wheeling, Zsnesyille, Columbus, Mans,
field, Akron, Sandusky, Steubenvil!e.
Keep this for reference.-Beiiqire Iatie.
pendent.
A dispatch from Z.nesville to the OHIO
STATE Journal says: Cincinnati has tele-
grapned the Z.uesyille management an
ofer'of $500 for the release of Frank LIE.
mons, one Of Z.nesyille's pitchers. The
offer was refused, as Lemons is not for
sale, The management regards Lemons
as better pitcher than Watson.
The decision Of the directors of the
Ohio League at Z.nesyille yesterday may
save some clubs 10 the League, but it will
not enhance admiration for the sdort
here when it is known that thew allow
schedule games to bo played on Sunday.
The next worst conclusion is that A visit.
ing club.can take the guarantee Of $40 or 40
pei. cent. Of the receipts. This ia a strike at
Wheeling which turns ont the largest
audiences. 1t is all.wrong, and the very
thing that ought TO have been done was
neglected-a change OF the schedule.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25

Tux Chicago Times is far from being a
Republican newspaper, and it is fond OF
getting Mr. Blaine's head in chaucery, all
Of (which gives keen edge to Its comment
on a World ling:
The New York World thinks at is not
lTne laat MT. Blaine intends to visit Africa
IN order 10 aecure the colored vote OF the
-1gth.' Mr. Blaine knows that such a
va: would ho wholly useless go long as
liz C91r.d vote OF the South ia Is sup.
pfsalsi ny the Southern Democrats.
And ii it had not been for that sup
p's4i'I vote Mr.. Blaine would now be
i'fe:aI"nt, in spite Of the Mugwumps in
%e~ Y5fE. No Democratic leader has the
honesty and the courage to rebuke that
S.aGHg crime.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-25

WILMINGTON, DEL, May 24-Mrs. Re.
becca Ruthvin, mother Of the proprietor
oil Deer Park hotel, at Newark, committed
suicide in apeculiar manner this morning,
Before any one eise Was astir she stole into
the bathroom, otinto the tub, lay on her
back, opened her mouth, and with q piece
OF rubber between her teeth to prevent
tho closing Of her mouth the water from
the faucet ran down her throat in ouch a
volume that she died in few minutes,
She had, however, severe struggle, as
was indicated by her clothing, but nhe
persisted in holding her mouth beneath
the running spigot until her lungs were
filled and she choked to death. Less than
three inches Of water had accumulated in
the tub when the body WAS found. Mrs.
Ru.hvin was nearly S5 years old and
demented.